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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth. — Otto von Bismarck
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. — Ambrose Bierce
Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country. — Ambrose Bierce
Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure. — Ambrose Bierce
Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any… — Ambrose Bierce
There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't. — Josh Billings
The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way. — Josh Billings
Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit. — Josh Billings
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. — William Blake
The fool who persists in his folly will become wise. — William Blake
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools. — Napoleon Bonaparte
New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time. — James Agate
You see, Africa makes a fool of our idea of justice. It makes a farce of our idea of equality. It mocks our pieties. It… — Bono
Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will… — Spiro T. Agnew
The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado, that his strength is only a uniform, that… — Pearl S. Buck
I wouldn't know how to fool a man any more. My deceiving days seem so long ago. — Julie Burchill
At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose. — Alcuin
You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on. — George W. Bush
The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you,… — Samuel Butler
If I am fool, it is, at least, a doubting one; and I envy no one the certainty of his self-approved wisdom. — Lord Byron

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